Ireland Record Finder: Difference between revisions

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Ireland Wiki Topics

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Record Types
Cemeteries District Registrars	Census Naturalization and Citizenship Probate Records
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Record Finder Table for Ireland[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Ireland topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

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Birth date and place

Marriage place and date

Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name	Civil Registration Church Records	Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Census Church Records Civil Registration	Obituaries Probate Records Newspapers
Living relatives	Directories Civil Registration	Newspapers Societies Social media, Facebook, etc. White pages and Zabasearch.com

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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Immigration date	See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.	Emigration and Immigration Church Records
City or Country of foreign birth	Census Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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Residence	Census Civil Registration Church Records	Directories Land and Property Probate Records Taxation

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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Noble families	Heraldry Nobility
Occupation	Census Church Records Civil Registration Occupations	Obituaries Probate Records Court Records Taxation Military Records
Religion	Church Records	Obituaries Cemeteries Genealogies Biography
Social activities	Social Customs and Activities Obituaries	Newspapers
Physical description	Military Records	Court Records

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 | align="left" | Birth date and place
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
+*[[England Census|Census]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 *Obituaries
-*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 {|
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 *Obituaries
-*[[Ireland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Biography|Biography]]
+*[[England Biography|Biography]]
-*[[Ireland Nobility|Nobility]]
+*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
-*[[Ireland Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |}
 |-
 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 *Obituaries
-*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[Ireland Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[Ireland Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
+*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
-*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
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 | align="left" | Maiden name
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
+*[[England Census|Census]]
-*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Living relatives
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Directories|Directories]]
+*[[England Directories|Directories]]
-*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[Ireland Societies|Societies]]
+*[[England Societies|Societies]]
 *Social media, Facebook, etc.
+*White pages and Zabasearch.com
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 *See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
+*[[England Census|Census]]
-*[[Ireland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Ireland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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 | align="left" | Residence
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
+*[[England Census|Census]]
-*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Directories|Directories]]
+*[[England Directories|Directories]]
-*[[Ireland Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]
-*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[Ireland Taxation|Taxation]]
+*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
 |}
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 | align="left" | Noble families
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Heraldry|Heraldry]]
+*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]
-*[[Ireland Nobility|Nobility]]
+*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 |-
 | align="left" | Occupation
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
+*[[England Census|Census]]
-*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Ireland Occupations|Occupations]]
+*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[Ireland Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[Ireland Taxation|Taxation]]
+*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
-*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[Ireland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[Ireland Biography|Biography]]
+*[[England Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
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 *Obituaries
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Physical description
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ireland Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
 |}